Assistive technology

Assistive technologyis the specialised equipment and technology that students with special education needs, use in class to participate and learn.

PB4L – Positive Behaviour for Learning

PB4L – Positive Behaviour for Learning is for people throughout our schools and early childhood centres. Its programmes are for individuals, groups, schools, teachers, parents and whānau. Programmes offer tools for supporting positive behaviour in situations of clear need, and in more settled environments.

Behaviour services to help schools, and children and students

Schools high health needs fund (SHHNF)

The School High Health Needs Fund supports students at school and kura who have significant health conditions. The fund pays for a teacher aide when the student has a high health need and care is needed for more than 6 weeks.

Getting help for students with special needs from the Specialist Teacher Outreach Service

Teachers from the Specialist Teacher Outreach Service (Outreach Service) can travel to schools in their local areas to support students on the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS).

Supporting students with communication needs

Intensive Wraparound Service (IWS)

The Intensive Wraparound Service (IWS) is for the small number of students with highly complex, challenging behaviour across several settings – at school, with their family and whānau, and in the community.

In-Class Support funding for students with special education needs

A section 9 agreement allows students to enrol in a special school or regional health school. It also allows students to enrol outside the legal age in exceptional circumstances. The name ‘section 9’ refers to a part of the Education Act 1989 that deals with special education services.

Special Assessment Conditions (SAC)

Special Assessment Conditions (SAC) provide extra help for approved students when they are being assessed for their NCEA (National Certificate Educational Achievement). New guidelines are now available to help heads of learning support design school practices to support effective assessments of all students. There is also an online module for reader writers.

Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS)

The Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) provides support for students with the highest level of need for special education to join in and learn alongside other students at school.

Moderation process for teacher aide funding — for students in ORS and SHHNF

Supporting children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Our service promise

Every child has the potential to learn and succeed. The adults around them must work well together for this to happen. Our Promise sets out our commitment to make things work well and to provide excellent service.